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FS: 1972-1977 Topps BB Unopened Boxes (all BBCE LOA) - Updated for Sales
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Found some additional card collecting areas that I am interested in pursuing and I have some duplicate
1970s unopened material in my collection that I can spare to help follow those interests (sorry, not parting
with any more of the 1975 mini boxes at this time).
All of these are Topps Baseball boxes that have BBCE LOA. My source of box acquisition is also specified. None
of these are recent acquisitions, though I did have them re-authenticated by BBCE just after the new shrink wrap
was introduced. Front & rear pictures of each box are included below.
All prices are net after any fees (or PP Gift, personal check, certified check, etc.) and include insured shipping.
Thanks for looking.
Item 1) 1972 Topps BB Wax Box Series 5 (Ryan/Rose) & Series 6 (Hi Numbers/Garvey/Carew & Carew IA/"Traded")
Source: BBCE (only owner since coming onto the market)
$10,800
Put away at home in a controlled environment back in the day by a former Topps executive. Certainly amongst
the more desirable series for this year given the possible stars and low pop high numbers. Box is factory fresh
and does not exhibit typical "distribution wear" of being sent out to a retailer and then being passed along over
the past 4 decades. BBCE has sold 2 in the last 9 months at $12,000/box.
Item 2) TWO 1975 Topps BB Regular (not mini) Wax Box
Source: BBCE
$10,400 each or take the pair for $20,250 (take your pick of new wrap or old wrap)
Plenty of mini boxes still out there from the Conlon hoard, and regular cellos are also pretty common given the
Fritsch inventory. It's the 1975 regular issue wax that has been few and far between in recent years. REA just
sold a similar box in their 2015 auction for $11,400 (including the 20% BP)
Item 3) 1975 Topps BB Regular (not mini) Rack Box
Source: BBCE
$11,250
Also from the former Topps executive stash, including racks with stars & HOFers showing including regular issue, LL
or MVP cards of Garvey, Bench, Jackson, Rose, Brock, Carlton, Schmidt (and others).
Item 4) 1976 Topps BB Wax Box -- SOLD
Source: Huggins & Scott
$5,500
VERY clean 15-cent ("1976 Series" wrappers) box
Item 5) 1977 Topps BB Wax Box
Source: BBCE
$3,850
From the sealed case break run by BBCE in 2013 (and labeled FASC)
Item 6) 1974 Partial Rack Box (20 racks + display box) - Offered in either a single lot or group break-like format -- SOLD
Source: BBCE
$9450
Cancelling the break on this one since the only expression of interest during the first 24 hours was from
someone asking for the who box.
This box was another part of the Topps executive "find" and it contains 16 immaculate 1974 racks that
were spared the test of time when he put them away back in the day. Added to that were 4 "retail" racks
found by BBCE (they have price stickers affixed to them) for a total of 20. There are racks with stars/HOFers
showing. The display box is not in great shape (the cover has separated from the rest of the box, but its
still a pretty rare item and can be reserved separately at any time.
TextSOLD
1970s unopened material in my collection that I can spare to help follow those interests (sorry, not parting
with any more of the 1975 mini boxes at this time).
All of these are Topps Baseball boxes that have BBCE LOA. My source of box acquisition is also specified. None
of these are recent acquisitions, though I did have them re-authenticated by BBCE just after the new shrink wrap
was introduced. Front & rear pictures of each box are included below.
All prices are net after any fees (or PP Gift, personal check, certified check, etc.) and include insured shipping.
Thanks for looking.
Item 1) 1972 Topps BB Wax Box Series 5 (Ryan/Rose) & Series 6 (Hi Numbers/Garvey/Carew & Carew IA/"Traded")
Source: BBCE (only owner since coming onto the market)
$10,800
Put away at home in a controlled environment back in the day by a former Topps executive. Certainly amongst
the more desirable series for this year given the possible stars and low pop high numbers. Box is factory fresh
and does not exhibit typical "distribution wear" of being sent out to a retailer and then being passed along over
the past 4 decades. BBCE has sold 2 in the last 9 months at $12,000/box.
Item 2) TWO 1975 Topps BB Regular (not mini) Wax Box
Source: BBCE
$10,400 each or take the pair for $20,250 (take your pick of new wrap or old wrap)
Plenty of mini boxes still out there from the Conlon hoard, and regular cellos are also pretty common given the
Fritsch inventory. It's the 1975 regular issue wax that has been few and far between in recent years. REA just
sold a similar box in their 2015 auction for $11,400 (including the 20% BP)
Item 3) 1975 Topps BB Regular (not mini) Rack Box
Source: BBCE
$11,250
Also from the former Topps executive stash, including racks with stars & HOFers showing including regular issue, LL
or MVP cards of Garvey, Bench, Jackson, Rose, Brock, Carlton, Schmidt (and others).
Item 4) 1976 Topps BB Wax Box -- SOLD
Source: Huggins & Scott
$5,500
VERY clean 15-cent ("1976 Series" wrappers) box
Item 5) 1977 Topps BB Wax Box
Source: BBCE
$3,850
From the sealed case break run by BBCE in 2013 (and labeled FASC)
Item 6) 1974 Partial Rack Box (20 racks + display box) - Offered in either a single lot or group break-like format -- SOLD
Source: BBCE
$9450
Cancelling the break on this one since the only expression of interest during the first 24 hours was from
someone asking for the who box.
This box was another part of the Topps executive "find" and it contains 16 immaculate 1974 racks that
were spared the test of time when he put them away back in the day. Added to that were 4 "retail" racks
found by BBCE (they have price stickers affixed to them) for a total of 20. There are racks with stars/HOFers
showing. The display box is not in great shape (the cover has separated from the rest of the box, but its
still a pretty rare item and can be reserved separately at any time.
TextSOLD
Dave
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That's some big boy product there.
All the best with the sales.
Paul
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
<< <i>Interested as to why the 75 rack box was sealed instead of getting each individual rack sealed ?
Also, PM me if 20,000 would work for the 72 box and the 75 rack box. >>
As to why sealed as a full box and not doing it as individual racks, I was putting together some rack box runs from 1973, 1974, 1975 (still going back and
forth as to whether to add a 1974 rack box to this sale). Also, the scarcity of a full 1975 rack box versus individual 1975 racks several years ago was very
significant. Now, although the 1975 racks have increased in scarcity I still think a full rack box is more rare.
Dave
The 1976 is a special box. The 15 cent box is much more rare than the 10 cent version and contains 40% more cards than the 10 cent counterpart (10 cards per pack versus 7). If you think about wax stains, you actually get 50% more cards. This box should, in my opinion, carry a larger premium. It seems that most people are unaware of the differences between the boxes.
Good luck with the sales! Scott
Dave
Dave